With limited barriers to entry, the construction industry will serve as a much-needed pathway to economic stability for underrepresented populations. Bridge to Opportunity is directly aligned with the state planning report, ‘Equity and Opportunity: Expanding Education and Workforce Programs and Services at the RI Department of Corrections’ and will provide a seamless career pathway to the high-wage, in-demand construction industry.Ĭonstruction is one of Rhode Island’s fastest growing occupational groups, with a projected 10.9% workforce increase in the next 10 years. In 2019, Rhode Island was one of nine (9) states awarded planning funds to its Department of Corrections (RIDOC) through the Lumina Foundation to expand education and workforce training programs for incarcerated and re-entering individuals.
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